TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Texas Governor Sets Controversial Election Date for Critical House Seat Amid Democratic Outrage
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that a Special Election to fill the seat of the late Democrat U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner won’t take place until November. He defended this timing by criticizing past Houston-area election results.
Judge orders White House to lift restrictions on Associated Press over use of Gulf of Mexico
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled for the Associated Press in its ongoing legal dispute with the White House and ordered top officials to restore the news outlet's access to the Oval Office, Air Force One and other spaces and events when they are open to White House reporters.
Global Impact
Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels
The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico as part of an ambitious effort to combat criminal gangs trafficking narcotics across the southern border, according to six current and former U.S. military, law enforcement and intelligence officials with knowledge of the matter.
Iran says it is ready for nuclear deal if US stops military threats
Iran is ready to engage with the US at talks on Saturday over its nuclear programme "with a view to seal a deal", its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.
Economic Pulse
Treasury Sec. Bessent: Trump Turns Tariffs Into a Negotiating Weapon
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said to Tucker Carlson that President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy was not new. Hamilton, America’s first treasury secretary, was the original “tariffman”.
What would a US-China trade war do to the world economy?
A full-scale trade war with China and the US is in prospect after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs of more than 100% on Chinese goods imports.
Quick Takes
A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” according to Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences.
Scientists are already concerned about the next airborne threat, but in the future, a powerful new weapon may be waiting in the wings.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande taught costar Marissa Bode a few important things while they filmed Wicked and the upcoming Wicked: For Good.
Longtime MLB relief pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dozens of people killed in the Dominican Republic when a nightclub roof collapsed in Santo Domingo, officials said Tuesday.
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